Xu Zonglu

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• 一 行第
• 伯誠 字
• 少華 室名、別號
• 東侯 字

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• 書法家
• 詩人

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1. [1] Life dates and identity Xu Zonglu was born in 1490; his death year is given as either 1539 or 1559, and he is identified as a Ming official, poet, and calligrapher.
   • CBDBXu Zonglu (130118)The main record gives Xu Zonglu's birth year as 1490, death year as 1539, dynasty as Ming, and statuses as calligrapher and poet.
   • Souyun許宗魯 (50872)The profile and biographical texts give 1490–1559 and identify him as a Ming figure, calligrapher, poet, and officeholder.
   • WikidataXu Zonglu (Q45504455)The entity is labeled Xu Zonglu, described as a Ming-dynasty person, and supplies date values for 1490 and 1539.
2. [2] Names, sobriquets, and origin His courtesy names were Bocheng and Donghou, his sobriquet was Shaohua, he also used 思玄道人 and 青霞道人, his birth-order designation was 一, and he came from Xianning in Shaanxi.
   • CBDBXu Zonglu (130118)The name data identifies Bocheng and Donghou as courtesy names, Shaohua as a studio name or sobriquet, gives the birth-order value Yi, and places his native registration at Xianning.
   • Souyun許宗魯 (50872)The profile lists Donghou, Shaohua, Bocheng, 思玄道人, and 青霞道人 among his names, while the biographical text gives Xianning County of Xi'an Prefecture as his place of origin.
   • WikidataXu Zonglu (Q45504455)The English name entries list Bocheng, Donghou, and Shaohua as aliases.
3. [3] Examinations In 1517 he passed the dingchou jinshi examination, entered the Hanlin Academy as a shujishi, ranked 194th in the third class, had a provincial-examination placement given as fourth or 132, and was also listed as a shengyuan.
   • CBDBXu Zonglu (130118)The examination entries list the jinshi degree, third-class 194th place, a xianggongju examination rank of 132, and shengyuan status.
   • Souyun許宗魯 (50872)The biographical texts identify him as a 1517 dingchou jinshi, record his selection as shujishi, and give the fourth-place Shaanxi provincial-examination result.
4. [4] Early offices His early career included the Yunnan investigating censorate, inspection of Xuan and Da, the Huguang educational qianshi post, the Bazhou deputy commissionership, the Huguang educational deputy commissionership, and the junior vice ministry of the Court of Imperial Studs.
   • CBDBXu Zonglu (130118)The office data includes the censor post, corroborating his service as an investigating censor.
   • Souyun許宗魯 (50872)The detailed biography gives the appointments and dates from 1519 through 1529: Yunnan investigating censor, inspection of Xuan and Da, Huguang educational qianshi, Bazhou deputy commissioner, Huguang educational deputy commissioner, and junior vice minister of the Court of Imperial Studs.
5. [5] Middle career and frontier administration In 1532 he became Left Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and Right Associate Censor-in-Chief, governed Baoding and other prefectures, oversaw Zijing and other passes, retired the following year, and was credited with major frontier construction and administrative initiatives.
   • CBDBXu Zonglu (130118)The office data lists the qian du yu shi post at Baoding and the xun fu post.
   • Souyun許宗魯 (50872)The detailed biography gives the 1532 promotions, the Baoding and Zijing assignments, the following year's retirement under 拾遺, and the description that he opened a frontier headquarters and undertook many建置 projects.
6. [6] Later career After 1550 he was recalled to defend Changping and the imperial mausoleums, became governor of Liaodong in 1551, and was ordered to retire in 1552 after Zhu Bochen impeached him as infirm and unfit for office.
   • CBDBXu Zonglu (130118)The office data lists the qian du yu shi and xun fu posts associated with his later service.
   • Souyun許宗魯 (50872)The biography records the 1550 recall to Changping, the 1551 promotion and Liaodong governorship, and the 1552 impeachment and enforced retirement.
7. [7] Family and marriages His great-grandfather was Xu Ying, grandfather Xu Jie, father Xu Hong, and mother Sun; his younger brothers were Xu Zongzhao and Xu Zongyi, and his first and second wives were Ma and Zhao.
   • CBDBXu Zonglu (130118)The kinship entries identify his great-grandfather, grandfather, parents, two younger brothers, first wife Ma, and second wife Zhao.
8. [8] Retirement life After returning home, Xu Zonglu built a studio, accumulated books, held wine-and-poetry gatherings, and composed lyrics and songs in Jin and Yuan styles for pleasure.
   • Souyun許宗魯 (50872)The biographical and critical texts describe his studio, book collection, wine and poetry gatherings, and Jin- and Yuan-style lyrics and songs after retirement.
9. [9] Associations and literary service His association with Huangfu Fang is labeled appreciation and esteem without a stated direction; Xu wrote a preface for a book by Huang Chen, and Qiao Shining wrote Xu's tomb inscription.
   • CBDBXu Zonglu (130118)The association entries label the Xu Zonglu–Huangfu Fang relation as appreciation or esteem, state that Xu wrote a preface for Huang Chen's book, and state that Qiao Shining wrote Xu's tomb inscription.
10. [10] Poetry and calligraphy Poetic criticism calls all his poetic forms accomplished, places grace and harmony within tragic force, praises his expansive talent and continuation of Tang tonal traditions, and the biography particularly praises his calligraphy.
    • CBDBXu Zonglu (130118)The status entry identifies him as a calligrapher.
    • Souyun許宗魯 (50872)The biography says his calligraphy was especially good, while the poetic criticism describes his accomplished forms, tragic yet harmonious style, expansive talent, and relation to Tang poetic sound.
11. [11] Works His collections include 《少華集》, 《陵下集》, 《遼海集》, and 《歸田集》 in a total of fifty-two volumes, along with a fifteen-volume 《少華山人文集》 and a fifteen-volume continuation.
    • CBDBXu Zonglu (130118)The works entries list 《少華山人文集》 in fifteen volumes and 《少華山人文集續集》 in fifteen volumes.
    • Souyun許宗魯 (50872)The biographical and literary texts list 《少華集》, 《陵下集》, 《遼海集》, and 《歸田集》 and give their total as fifty-two volumes.